A musician whose songs shine a light on the world’s water issues has been recognised for helping listeners think differently about the environment around them.

Electronic pop singer and songwriter Låpsley was presented with the annual Future Water Award by the Future Water Association, a UK water industry membership group.

Låpsley’s 2020 album Through Water includes tracks such as Leeds Liverpool Canal and My Love Was Like The Rain. The critically acclaimed album received a four-star Guardian review, which described it as "intensely poetic and powerful". She played at the Water Pavilion at COP26 and at the opening session of Stockholm World Water Week.

The Future Water Award celebrates those who have changed the way people think about water through communication and art.

Låpsley, whose real name is Holly Lapsley Fletcher, from York, UK, said: “The majority of impacts from climate change will be felt through water.

"I believe that music and the arts are crucial platforms to express the complexity of emotions created by the world’s water issues, as well as a place for activism and education. Thank you for recognising my work in furthering that communication.”

Future Water chief executive Paul Horton said: “It is with great pleasure that the Future Water Award goes to Låpsley for the album Through Water – it brings climate change and music together with its title song and helps take a new look at the environment around us with Leeds Liverpool Canal.

"What we need to do now is work with artists to help us all listen.”

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